UPDATE-JAVA-ALTERNATIVES
Section: Maintenance Commands (8)
Updated: May 2006
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NAME
update-java-alternatives - update alternatives for jre/sdk installations
SYNOPSIS
update-java-alternatives [--jre] [--plugin] [-t|--test|-v|--verbose]
-l|--list [<jname>]
-s|--set <jname>
-a|--auto
-h|-?|--help
DESCRIPTION
update-java-alternatives updates all alternatives belonging to one runtime
or development kit for the Java language. A package does provide these
information of it's alternatives in /usr/lib/jvm/.<jname>.jinfo.
OPTIONS
- -l|--list [<jname>]
-
List all installed packages (or just <jname>) providing information to set
a bunch of java alternatives. Verbose output shows each alternative
provided by the packages.
- -a|--auto
-
Switch all alternatives of registered jre/sdk installations to automatic mode.
- -s|--set <jname>
-
Set all alternatives of the registered jre/sdk installation to the program
path provided by the <jname> installation.
- --jre
-
Limit the actions to alternatives belong to a runtime environment,
not a development kit.
- --jre-headless
-
Limit the actions to alternatives belong to the headless part of a runtime environment.
- --plugin
-
Limit the actions to alternatives providing browser plugins.
- -h|--help
-
Display a help message.
- -t|--test
-
Don't actually do anything, just say what would be done. The implementation
status of this option is the same as for update-alternatives (not implemented).
- -v|--verbose
-
Verbose output.
FILES
- /usr/lib/jvm/.*.jinfo
-
A text file describing a jre/sdk installation. Consists of some
variables of the form <var>=<value> and a list of alternatives of the form
jre|jdk <name> <path>.
AUTHOR
update-java-alternatives and this manual page was written by Matthias
Klose <
doko@ubuntu.com>.
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